Putin aims at Tunis. And Meloni can only hope that this will alarm the US

The parallelism is chilling. And yes, the death of Nizar Aissaoui would already be tragic for what it is. But inevitably it ends up becoming even more terrible for what it seems to be. Because a similar death, which occurred after setting himself on fire, was also the one that triggered the Arab Spring, twelve years ago. Still in Tunisia. Again following growing street protests. This would be enough, and the anxiety with which our diplomacy evokes the comparison would be enough to speak of the concern that reigns at the Farnesina and at Palazzo Chigi about the fate of Tunis. But that’s not enough. Because, to complicate the picture, Vladimir Putin is also involved. That a few weeks ago, in a somewhat unexpected way, he moved one of his pawn on the troubled Maghreb chessboard.